1) A lot to take away from the Board of Governors meetings yesterday in Las Vegas as several rules changes headlined the news that came from it. The biggest change undoubtedly will be going from 4v4 to 3v3 OT. I’m not entirely sold that it will dramatically reduce shootouts like many fans expect/hoping for simply […]

In today’s Cam Talbot watch, Darren Dreger in a TSN radio interview yesterday in Edmonton, detailed a trade offer for Talbot that the Rangers declined: “… I would have thought based on the information that I had gathered last Thursday that a deal could have happened as early as the weekend and it didn’t. So […]

Up next among the Ranger free agents the team will have to make a decision on is the speedy Carl Hagelin. While there’s no reason to believe at this point that Hagelin won’t be back in Rangers blue in October, that decision may not seem so cut and dry. Hagelin’s coming off a two year […]

As mandated by the CBA, the NHL buyout period began this morning and concludes on June 30th. Dan Boyle has been rumored to be at the forefront of a potential buyout. Per War-On-Ice’s buyout calculator, a buyout would save $3 million in cap space, but would count towards NYR payroll in 2016-17 in $1.5 million […]

1) Final takeaways of the 2014-15 season… I’m very well aware my Tampa in 7 prediction fell flat on its face, Tyler Johnson’s broken wrist and Ben Bishop’s torn groin be damned, regardless of what Mike Milbury says. My expectations that Tampa’s depth would rise to the top and overwhelm the Blackhawks’ very short staffed […]

Depending on who you ask, Derek Stepan is or isn’t the top center on the Rangers, but there’s one thing that’s undeniable heading into this offseason… he’s going to be paid like one. Stepan’s 2014-15 campaign didn’t begin until November 8th after he fractured his fibula in training camp, but luckily for the Rangers, he came […]

The Chicago Blackhawks will attempt to win their 3rd Stanley Cup in 6 years against the Tampa Bay Lightning, in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, tonight at the United Center at 8 PM. Chicago leads the series 3-2. For a preview, click here. TV: NBC Blackhawks Game Notes Lightning Game Notes Probable Blackhawks Lines: Sharp-Toews-Hossa […]

According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, the Rangers are on Toronto Maple Leafs winger Phil Kessel’s list of 8 teams he would accept a trade to, in addition to Boston, Chicago, LA, Minnesota, Montreal, Philly and Pittsburgh. Welcome to silly season. This comes in addition to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reporting from Calgary earlier this morning about […]